Uttar Pradesh: Four booked for forced conversion, abduction and gang rape of 23-year-old woman

Quoting the complaint lodged by the woman's father, SP Santosh Kumar Mishra said she was allegedly abducted on 14 June, drugged and taken to Mumbai by the brother of Javed, a man she used to talk to over the phone at times

|Jul 01, 2022, 20:45:04 IST

Gonda: Four people have been booked in connection with the alleged forcible conversion, marriage and gang rape of a 23-year-old woman abducted from the district last month, police said on Friday.Quoting the complaint lodged by the woman's father, Superintendent of Police (SP) Santosh Kumar Mishra said she was allegedly abducted on June 14, drugged and taken to Mumbai by the brother of Javed, a man she used to talk to over phone at times.In Mumbai, she was allegedly locked up in a room by Javed, forcibly converted and married to him, the complaint said.The complainant further alleged that her daughter was gang-raped several times by Javed and two other people.He claimed Javed dropped his daughter off at the Colonelganj railway station on June 23 and threatened her against reporting the episode.A case has been registered against four accused under relevant sections of the law.Inspector-in-charge Shamsher Bahadur Singh said the woman was sent for a medical examination. The accused will be arrested soon, he added.Read all the Latest News, Trending News, Cricket News, Bollywood News,India News and Entertainment News here. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

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